Siege of Compiegne

The Siege of Compiegne (18 June 1430) was a failed attempt by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good to recapture the city of Compiegne. The French succeeded in defending the city, but Joan of Arc was betrayed by the mayor of the city, who closed the gates before she could return from a skirmish. Joan was captured, and she was burnt at the stake for heresy in 1431.

In 1430, Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy, who had allied with England during the Hundred Years' War, planned to besiege Compiegne, a Burgundian city that had recently fallen into the hands of the rival Armagnac party. Joan of Arc rode to Compiegne without King Charles VII of France's knowledge, readying the defenses there. There were numerous skirmishes, and Joan failed to take Soissons, whose residents sided with the Burgundians. The Governor of Compiegne, Guillaume de Flavy, closed the gates as Joan and a few of her bodyguards returned from attacking a Burgundian outpost, claiming that he could not risk the lives of Compiegne's civilians; however, he had made a deal with the Burgundians to have Joan captured. The defense of Compiegne was a success, but De Flavy's career declined as a result.